{
  "id": 597714,
  "title": "Free backpacks, supplies, haircuts: Newark groups host back-to-school giveaways",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/free-backpacks-supplies-haircuts-newark-groups-host-back-to-school",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:37:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/08/11/free-school-supplies-backpacks-giveaway-events-newark-august/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Newark families count down to the first day of school, city leaders, local churches, nonprofits, and other groups are stepping in to help cover the cost of getting students ready. Backpacks, notebooks, pencils, uniforms, and even haircuts can strain a family’s…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}